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Bluenotes 2-17-11: Quick & Dirty Blues News & Views

A daily dose of news and views from around St. Louis Blues nation. - I said I wasn’t going to put anything up today, but here are a few FYIs to pass along. - Per a JR tweet, expect Ben Bishop to be recalled from Peoria and travel with the Blues to Buffalo. Insurance for...

Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Thrashers – 12-21-10

Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Thrashers – 12-21-10

Two disappointments occurred in last night’s game.  First off, the Blues lost 3-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on home ice.  Secondly, they did not engage in fisticuffs despite many good opportunities to do so.  By virtue of a fight last night by the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Blues now stand in a tie for second in...

Throwdown Lowdown – Thrashers @ Blues – 10-30-10

Throwdown Lowdown – Thrashers @ Blues – 10-30-10

There were no fights in Thursday’s 3-0 Blues win over the Nashville Predators, but there was an incident involving quite possibly my least-favorite NHL player in the history of ever – yes, Jordin Tootoo was at it again, this time blasting Carlo “Splodeybones” Colaiacovo with a hit that should get him suspended (which obviously means...

Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Blackhawks – 10-18-10

Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Blackhawks – 10-18-10

Saturday’s Blues loss to the Dallas Stars held true to the Throwdown Lowdown report posted Saturday morning – the Stars had yet to fight during this young season, and they did not drop the gloves with The Note on Saturday.  So the Stars remain one of two teams in the NHL yet to fight on...

Throwdown Lowdown – Blackhawks @ Blues 2-6-10

Throwdown Lowdown – Blackhawks @ Blues 2-6-10

As most Sharks-Blues games are, Thursday’s match was a violent affair.  However, apart from rabbit-punches and other general pugilistic activities, there were no fights to report.  So the Blues stand at 5th in the NHL with 46 fights and that 21-13-12 fight record they’ve held on to since last Saturday. This will be an abbreviated...

Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Blackhawks 2-3-10

Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Blackhawks 2-3-10

There was only one scrap on Saturday night with the Blue Jackets, and maybe there should have been more.  Jared Boll took on Brad Winchester after Boll made a questionable hit on Jay McClement.  You’d think he’d be smart enough not to pick on the grinder line’s center, especially when said center-on-the-grinder-line is an alternate...